David Alexander Lowe, MD
Biography
David Lowe, MD, FAAP
Associate Medical Director, Emergency Department Quality
Dr. David Lowe is a pediatric emergency medicine specialist and serves as associate medical director of Emergency Department Quality within the Emergency Department at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. In his role as associate medical director of Emergency Department Quality, Dr. Lowe manages data-driven quality performance and improvement initiatives in collaboration with the chief of Emergency Medicine and medical director of the Emergency Department. He earned his medical degree from the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica. Dr. Lowe completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he also served as chief resident. He then pursued a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School/Boston’s Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts.
Dr. Lowe is board certified in general pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Lowe is an active member of the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital medical staff and serves on its Clinical Competence Committee and Clinical Effectiveness Program. He is also the chair of the Scholarship Oversight Committee for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program. His professional interests include data analytics and educational media productions. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and he has presented at national medical conferences.
Dr. Lowe is employed by Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists (NCPS), the multispecialty medical group practice of Nicklaus Children’s Health System.
The Emergency Department at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is one of the most visited emergency rooms in the nation and has a team of board-certified and fellowship-trained attending pediatric specialists and subspecialists on call, 24 hours a day. To continue to be a leader in ensuring patient satisfaction, the entire staff continually devises and implements strategies to reduce patient waiting time, enhance the waiting room atmosphere and improve the delivery of care for patients and families. The Emergency Department is also home to the Miguel "Mike" B. Fernandez Family Pediatric Trauma Center, the only freestanding Level I pediatric trauma center in South Florida. An adjoining helipad enhances the facility’s ability to handle incoming traumas, as well as transfers from other hospitals.
Publications
Cohen, N., Schissler, K., ..., Lowe, D. (2024). Change in Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Postoperative Visit Patterns After Opioid Food and Drug Administration Warning. Pediatric emergency care, 40 (1), @38-44. View in Pubmed
Reynolds-Herbst, T., Lowe, D., Lozano, J.M., Maniaci, V. (2024). The Association Between Early Initiation of Systemic Corticosteroids and the Hospital Length of Stay in Patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. Pediatric emergency care, 40 (7), @536-540. View in Pubmed
Genadry, K.C., Monuteaux, M.C., ..., Lowe, D.A., et al (2023). Disparities and Trends in Migraine Management in Pediatric Emergency Departments, 2009-19. Academic pediatrics, 23 (1), @76-84. View in Pubmed
Benary, D., Lozano, J.M., Lowe, D.A. (2020). Ondansetron Prescription Is Associated With Reduced Return Visits to the Pediatric Emergency Department for Children With Gastroenteritis. Annals of emergency medicine, 76 (5), @625-634. View in Pubmed
Lowe, D.A. (2020). Cyanosis. Philadelphia, PA. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Fleisher and Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Dindial, R., Lowe, D.A. (2019). Foreign body Ingestion. Philadelphia, PA. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Fleisher and Ludwig’s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult.
Lowe, D.A. (2019). Foreign body aspiration. Philadelphia, PA. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Fleisher and Ludwig’s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult.
Khalil, P.A., Berkovich, J., Maniaci, V., Lozano, J.M., Lowe, D.A. (2015). Performance of emergency medical service providers in pediatric and adult simulation of unstable supraventricular tachycardia. Pediatric emergency care, 36 (8), @e451-e455. View in Pubmed
Lowe, D.A., Stack, A.M. (2015). Cyanosis. Philadelphia, PA. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Fleisher and Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Lowe, D.A., Vasquez, R., Maniaci, V. (2015). Foreign Body Aspiration in Children. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 16 (3), @140-148.
Lowe, D., Nagler, N. (2012). Foreign body aspiration. Philadelphia, PA. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Fleisher and Ludwig’s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult.
Lowe, D.A., Monuteaux, M.C., Ziniel, S., Stack, A.M. (2012). Predictors of parent satisfaction in pediatric laceration repair.. Academic Emergency Medicine, 19 (10), @1166. View in Pubmed
Offices
Alternate Office
Primary Address
Education and Credentials
Education
- Fellowship - Children's Hospital - Boston
- Residency - Jackson Memorial Hospital
- Medical School - University of the West Indies
Board Certifications
- Am Bd Pediatrics (Pediatrics) - Certified
- Am Bd Pediatrics (Ped Emergency Med) - Certified